Open AccessDe Novo Aneurysm Formation Following Carotid Ligation: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Gregg N. Dyste,
David Beck
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198901000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , ligation , subarachnoid hemorrhage , surgery , hemodynamics , internal carotid artery , carotid arteries , radiology , cardiology
The authors report a patient with an aneurysm of the carotid siphon who underwent ligation of the cervical carotid artery. Six years after this procedure, the patient suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage from an apparent de novo aneurysm. Pertinent literature is reviewed to determine the incidence of this occurrence, and congenital arteriosclerotic and hemodynamic factors causing aneurysm enlargement are discussed.